Husband Arrested in Wife’s 2002 Disappearance

About this episode

The episode discusses the arrest of Dwight 'DJ' Rust Jr. for the murder of his wife, Michelle Rust, in a cold case from 2002.

A Maryland man, Dwight "DJ" Rust Jr. is now behind bars after authorities charged him with the 2002 murder of his wife, Michelle Rust—whose body was never found—marking a major break in a cold case that remained unsolved for more than two decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Emily Compagno

Topics covered

• cold case
• murder
• disappearance
• true crime
• law enforcement
• investigation

Keywords

• murder
• disappearance
• cold case
• Maryland
• investigation
• true crime
• arrest

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Maryland

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